[Impaler]

Alright. You know the question here. Who's your favorite classical composer?

Mine is easily Johann Sebastian Bach. Euphoric to listen to and infectious to play.

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[psi burn]

i dont know anything about composers or the like, but the one guy i do know is the dude who composed the soundtracks to all the final fantasies (especially 7 + 8), they are so amazing.

[Spitfire]

Definitely H�ndel.

[Transcendent]

Elgar.

[Count Zero]

Elfman. He makes the music for almost all of Burton's movies.

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[Nex]

Beethoven!

There is nothing like Symphony No.9

[SaltyDog]

I'd have to go with Aaron Copland for straight up classical pieces. And closely followed by John Williams and then James Horner for movie scores.

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[Chapel]

Beethoven.

[TDSdesigns]

I go for f.e. Stravinski (check ballet Petroesjka - awesome)

Orff is great too...

[Transcendence]

Elfman [favorite is Edward Scissorhands] and Mitsuda [Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, etc.]


...why must you pick a Transcend name, Transcendent? :P

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In no particular order:-

Johan Sebastian Bach
Gustav Holst (who was not only a cool composer but also my grandmother's music teacher)
John Tavener
Tchaikovsky
Rachmaninov
Igor Stravinsky
Jean Langlais
Felix Alexandre Guilmant
Charles Marie Widor
Cesar Frank

[TDSdesigns]

ceenda: seen shine? great movie....

[A.Buttle]

Slayer maybe?

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[egerie]

H�ndel without a doubt.

Also Erik Satie
Albinoni
Bach
Rachmaninov
Giazotto
Elfman (*gasp* it's alive ! Alive !! )
etc.

[el tigre]

Holst's "The Planets" Oh My Fu**in' GOD! how much do I love that CD. Other favourites - Carmina Burana(sp), Phillip Glass' Mishima and Koyaniquatsi(sp). If you ain't heard them do so NOW!

TDSdesigns, Shine is fantastic, Ceenda if you like Rachmaninov, watch it!

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[ceenda]

TDSdesigns & el tigre: It's one of those films I put in my "must view soon" list so I'll watch it if I get the chance.

[Chris]

Jame horner, definetly. "Searching for bobby fischer" one of my first soundtracks I bought, and still one of my favorities.

[DaveT]

Err.... Public Enemy... what theyre classic!

No seriously though I dont listen to classical.

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[Wrath]

Wagner.

[Shadak]

Rachmaninov all the way!

Russians certainly knew how to bring life into classical music.

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Someone once wrote that listening to a Russian choir would even make standing in a shopping queue enjoyable...

[Ansel]

Pachebels canon is by far my favorite classical song, its amazing. I also love "Libera Me" from Gabriel Fuare'.

-Ansel

[zayats]

Franz Schubert!

[Darkmoon]

Beethoven - moonlight sonata
Karl Orff - O Fortuna
Vivaldi - Four seasons, i like spring the best

-Lisa

[newt]

I love Beethoven. He was Austrian you know. But for this sort of work, he's a little light, so I tend to go with the heavier guys.

[Nex]

Beethoven was german. (born in Bonn).
He later moved to vienna however and was influenced by other composers there.

Did I say I love Beethoven? No?

I love Beethoven.